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The concept of a third sector embedded in society and apart from government has not yet developed into an “island of identity” in Germany. The reasons why the idea of a third sector as a part of civil society has not yet been accepted are manifold. Firstly, German society still exhibits remnants of a polarized, even pillarized political culture. The cleavage structures dating back to the 19th century...